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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 May 2023

On Thursday 25 May, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind3.33 GW12%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass0.60 GW2%Solar2.84 GW10%Gas10.69 GW37%Imports5.66 GW20%Nuclear5.29 GW19%27.6GW AVERAGE12%10%37%20%19%
Price
£76.67/MWh
Day average £76.67
Demand27.6GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables22%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 May 2023, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £76.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 20:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.63/MWh at 23:30 to £100.52/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.8410.0%Wind 3.3311.7%Gas 10.6937.5%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 0.602.1%Nuclear 5.2918.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 10:00
Low 19.5 · 04:55Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
133 Out
23
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 12%

Transfers · Thu 25 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 May 2023, Great Britain imported 133 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (89 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 May
Imported
133GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.58GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.70GWImporting

In 88.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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